Cebu Native Foods and Delicacies

Tasty Native Foods and Recipes: Camote Puto Balanghoy Puto kinilaw
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Sikwate is the Philippine hot chocolate. It is the cocoa tablet “tabliya” that makes it chocolatey and gives off a pleasing aroma. It is usually serve on breakfast and snacks. The drink is commonly combined with bread, puto, or mango to have more
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Utan Bisaya is a vegetable dish boiled and simmer in water. Its ingredients is a mix of different vegetables in the region usually in the Visayas. It is seasoned only with salt. These dish is a native of Visayas Region. Malungay is an essential leafy vegetable ingredient, it gives a peculiar aroma and flavor...
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Kinilaw, is short for “kini-hilaw”(kini means this, and hilaw means raw), a raw fish or other seafood, or meat, mixed with vinegar or other souring agent like lemon or calamansi. It’s like sushi with vinegar. Vinegar is used as a cooking agent of the raw fresh meat, and also adds a taste to the...
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Puto maya is one of the Filipino foods great for breakfast and snacks in Cebu Camotes, and in the Philippines.  Even in the city, it is a great meal for breakfast.  It’s aroma and distinctive taste is great especially when mixed with ginger. Puto maya is best eaten with hot pure cocoa milk.
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